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In an exclusive interview with AL DÍA News, Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney opens up about his blue-collar upbringing in South Philly, his passionate support for the city’s burgeoning immigrant population, and the transforming local political landscape.

Frankfurt: the financial centre, the European city, the traffic hub, the smallest metropolis in the world. When you think of the city on the Main, you think of the airport, the Paulskirche and Goethe, the Stock Exchange, the Book Fair and the unforgettable skyline. No doubt about it - Frankfurt brings opposites together in the most fruitful way.

The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC) recently released a report discussing the challenges in public transportation to provide access to tourist attractions in the Greater Philadelphia area. With Philadelphia being a World Heritage City and an epicenter for tourism, attracting thousands of visitors each year to attractions such as Independence Hall, the Penn Museum, and Fairmount Park, providing easy access to these tourist spots are important to help our region grow economically.

This past November, the Organization of World Heritage Cities (OWHC) held its regional conference for Northern Europe and North American World Heritage cities in Amsterdam, Netherlands. During the conference, the attendees discussed global strategies and future efforts for World Heritage cities. In attendance, Global Philadelphia Association’s Executive Director Zabeth Teelucksingh and Executive Director of the Preservation Alliance of Greater Philadelphia Paul Steinke represented the city of Philadelphia.

On April 3, 2019, Global Philadelphia Association (GPA) hosted a special event, “Meet the City Council Candidates,” held at the offices of Deloitte, where we welcomed the candidates currently running for Philadelphia City Council, as well as current city council members.

In 2019, the world commemorates the 400th anniversary of the first historically documented arrival of African captives to Virginia in 1619, at a time when it was still a British colony. Throughout the 350 years of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, enslaved Africans arrived at more than 175 distinct ports of entry (known as Middle Passage ports) throughout Europe and the Americas.

Social media has completely shaped the way individuals, businesses, and even governments function in the world. In the span of 15 years, platforms like Facebook and Twitter have gone from niche online communities to nearly inescapable presences in our everyday lives.

With such rapid change, the world as we know it has had to adapt to the challenges that social media has presented — problems like privacy issues, the rampant spread of false information, and the sometimes jarring use by groups like ISIS.

Hear tender piano-led works from the French composer and multi-instrumentalist behind the Amélie soundtrack, performing from his new album All.

All is the first recording from Yann Tiersen's new studio, The Eskal Project, built in an abandoned discotheque on the island of Ushant, positioned between Brittany and Cornwall.

Incorporating field recordings from his Brittany home, the redwood forests of California and Tempelhof airport in Berlin, plus guest vocalists, All continues the themes explored on Tiersen's earlier album EUSA.

The German Society of Pennsylvania seeks to foster good understanding between the peoples of the United States of America and Germany by maintaining an awareness of German culture and traditions, and by promoting the understanding of German and German-American contributions to the history, culture, economy, science, and technology of the United States. In pursuit of our mission, we: